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After making its  long, complicated, and controversial journey  to Los Angeles, space shuttle Endeavour's public exhibition is now open. The shuttle, which flew a total of 25 missions from 1992 to 2012, is in a temporary housing at the California Science Center, where it will remain for about five more years. At that time, the shuttle will be relocated into a new, permanent air and space wing at the museum, which will house the shuttle in takeoff position with its twin solid rocket boosters and external tank attached.

What's New in  OC / Southern California   The Anaheim Convention Center Grand Plaza, a 100,000 square foot outdoor multi-use area designed for outdoor enjoyment and meeting space, officially opened on Saturday, Jan. 12, with a  ribbon-cutting ceremony and a free concert by the Orange County Symphony, Anaheim's resident symphony orchestra. Located off Convention Way at Harbor Blvd., the Grand Plaza creates a pedestrian esplanade that spans from the entrance to the Anaheim Convention Center and flows between the Hilton Anaheim and the Anaheim Marriott hotels. The Grand Plaza provides a uniquely Southern California outdoor environment that can be utilized year-round for a wide variety of events. The pedestrian plaza includes 151 palm trees (more than half of the palm trees in the new design were re-purposed from the existing landscape), 60 orange trees reminiscent of Anaheim and Orange County's citrus industry, a river of lights that will run throu...

Ok...enough about Robb. Now that voting has closed for the Event Solutions Spotlight Awards and we no longer have to endure  another reminder to vote for Robb, let's direct our attention back to what really makes Robb good at his job, and that is finding the absolute best talent possible and somehow managing to convince them to join the team at Infinity Events! We are excited to announce that Lucy Montoya Roberts has joined the team as Senior Account Executive.   Ms Montoya Roberts brings over 20 years of event management experience to the team working with Fortune 500 companies including: The Professional Golfers’ Association, Freeman, KIIS-FM Los Angeles,   Washington Mutual, Deloitte & Touche, Old Navy, Daisy Rock Guitar, The Anaheim CVB, LA CVB, NAMM Show, Comic-Con, Paramount Studios and Marvel Comics. With Lucy’s tenure producing and managing high profile events, this elevates the INFINITY EVENTS' dynamic in producing an unparalleled ex...

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IEi president, Robb Thornsberry will be temporarily stepping back onto the board of directors for MPI Orange County as Interim Director of Programs (DOP) while the current DOP Laura Rangel (also an IE staff member) goes on maternity leave. We congratulate Laura and her family during this very exciting milestone in her life. MPIOC November Monthly Meeting   Wednesday, November 7, 2012 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Bella Collina Towne & Golf Club 200 Avenida La Pata San Clemente CA 92673 (949) 498-6604 Speaker: Mike Malinchok Certified Professional Coach, S2K Performance Coaching, LLC For many who have embarked on researching this area of spend category management, an all too common conclusion reached is that a best-in-class SMMP (Strategic Meetings Management Program) requires hundreds of thousands of dollars of investment, complicated enterprise wide process re-engineering, and years of data collection and patience before the full benefits of the program can be achieved. As...